Tag Archives: Bill Russell
Dodgers trade a plethora of prospects for a double play combination that might be the best in LAD history.
If Justin Turner can stay healthy enough to play most of the time for the rest of 2018, Brian Dozier and Manny Machado will be the Dodgers double play combination and for the life of me, I can’t think of a better combination in LAD history. The same could have been said if the combination …
Joc Pederson joins the top five Dodger Slug% for a given month
Joc didn’t finish the month with a Slug% > .900 but his June .867 Slug% still ended up being the fifth best in the history of the Dodger franchise with at least fifty plate appearances. Player Split Year SLG PA 2B 3B HR Andre Ethier May 2010 .906 58 9 0 5 Matt Kemp April/March …
2017 Good and bad Part I
Time for end of year lists and luckily for Dodger fans the year was loaded with amazing moments and stories. The Good: Puig Resurrection – Puig went from being demoted to AAA in August of 2016 to batting eight for much of the first 1/2 of 2017 to batting cleanup in game three of the …
2017 NLCS victory was partially driven by the shortstops
Dodger NLCS Shortstop Stats sorted by OPS with at least eight PA: Series/Player BA OBP Slug OPS 2017 Chris Taylor 0.250 0.400 0.875 1.275 2017 Charlie Culberson 0.455 0.385 0.818 1.203 1978 Bill Russell 0.412 0.444 0.471 0.915 1974 Bill Russell 0.389 0.421 0.389 0.810 1981 Bill Russell 0.313 0.316 0.438 0.753 1985 Mariano Duncan …
Turner launches Lackey into infamy
With Wade Davis watching from the bullpen, John Lackey watched Justin Turner launch a game-winning three-run home run to dead center field to give the Dodgers their second victory in two nights. #ThisTeam needed a hero.@redturn2 answered the call. pic.twitter.com/6AY1XnPj8z — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 16, 2017 This night was all about Rich Hill, …
Ike Davis is the son of 1981 LAD World Series hero Ron Davis?
Ike Davis is getting some play today because of the news from Bill Shaikin that Ike is transitioning from a 1st baseman to a pitcher while in the Dodger organization. For months I’ve been asking why is Ike Davis in the Dodger organization? His days as a slugging 1st baseman were long gone, and the Dodgers …
Dicking around with LAD bWAR
With so many Dodgers having great seasons, while premature I thought it would be fun to check in on the all-time bWAR infield leaders for the Dodgers and see how the new brood is matching up. I used > 5 bWAR as the criteria Since bWAR is an accumulation stat the more you play the more you …
Forsythe has a triumphant return
For the first nine innings of last nights ballgame it looked like the Dodgers might have activated Logan Forsythe before he was ready. Logan struck out four times in his first four at-bats out of the lead off spot, but when it really counted he struck for gold connecting on a double to drive in …
Dozier and Dodger infield dingers
If the Dodgers do trade for Dozier, and re-sign Justin Turner they will have a good shot at hitting 100 home runs as an infield. The last Dodger infield to hit 100 home runs was in 2004. That was mostly due to Adrian Beltre who belted 48 home runs. Shawn Green hit 22 home runs …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 